Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
“Restore Your Shore” CD-ROM
January 2002

Welcome to the Minnesota DNR’s “Restore Your Shore” Program!

This file contains information to help you use “Restore Your Shore”. 

CONTENTS
A.	Running the “Restore Your Shore” program
B.	System Requirements
C. Installing Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 and Adobe Acrobat Reader
D.	Audio Troubleshooting
E.	Files Created by “Restore Your Shore”
F.	For More Information

A. Running the “Restore Your Shore” program

To run the “Restore Your Shore” program, insert the CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The program should start automatically. In some rare cases this may not happen due to custom settings on your computer. If the program does not start automatically, do the following while the CD is in your computer’s CD-ROM drive: 

1.	Select Run from the Taskbar Start menu
2.	Type d:\shore.exe where “d” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive
3.	Click the OK button

B. System Requirements

To operate the “Restore Your Shore” program, a computer with the following hardware and software is required:
•	Pentium 200 Mhz processor or faster
•	Running Windows 95/98/ME/2000
•	32 MB RAM for Windows 95/98/ME or 64 MB for Windows 2000
•	800x600 or higher resolution
•	16-bit color (also called High Color)
•	8x CD-ROM 
•	Sound Card and speakers or headset
•	Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.01 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later
•	Window Media Player version 6.4 or later
•	Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later

C. Installing Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and Adobe Acrobat Reader

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later is required to run the “Restore Your Shore” program. If Internet Explorer 5.01 is not installed, it can be accessed from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com or http://www.microsoft.com. 

Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or later is required to view certain forms contained on this CD-ROM. If Adobe Acrobat Reader is not installed on your system, you may use the installer located in the "Acrobat" folder of this CD-ROM. Follow these steps to install Adobe Acrobat Reader:

1.	From your desktop, double-click on "My Computer".
2.	Right-click on the "RestoreYourShore" CD (click on it using the right mouse button).
3.	Select "Explore…" from the pop-up menu.
4.	Double-click on the "Acrobat" folder.
5.	Double-click on "AdobeAcrobat505.exe".
6.	Follow the instructions in the installer program.

For more information on Adobe Acrobat Reader, visit http://www.adobe.com/.

D. Audio Troubleshooting

Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4 is required to hear the audio in this program. If Windows Media Player 6.4 is not installed, it can be accessed from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com or http://www.microsoft.com. If Windows Media Player 6.4 or newer is not installed, the program will display an error message on screens that include audio. 

In addition to Windows Media Player, an audio card and speakers will be needed to hear the audio. If a working audio card and speakers are present but there is no audio when the program first loads, check that:
A.	The speakers are turned on and that the volume is turned up
B.	The computer’s volume settings are turned up and not muted

If these system requirements are met but an error message is displayed (such as “Nullsoft waveout”, “Plug-in Error”, or “WinAmp”), follow these steps to make Windows Media Player your default audio player:

1.	Choose "Programs":"Windows Media Player" from your Start Menu.
2.	After the player window opens, select "Options..." from the "Tools" menu.
3.	Click the "Formats" tab.
4.	Click the "Select All" button, and click "OK".
5.	Close the Windows Media Player window.

If these steps do not work, reinstall Microsoft’s Windows Media player and run the program again. 

E. Files Created by “Restore Your Shore”

The “Restore Your Shore” program creates the following files:
•	MyPlantList.ini: a small file located in the root of the C: drive that remembers certain program settings
•	MyPlantList.txt: a data file containing your saved selections from searching the plant database
•	radXXXXX.tmp: a temporary folder where X’s are random hexadecimal numbers. This folder is created when the program starts and deleted when the program ends

F. For More Information

•	For more information about the “Restore Your Shore” program, including additional support information, visit http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/restoreyourshore/.